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Representative Matters

Federal Circuit Appellate Experience

Appeal No.

Short Title (reported decision if any)

Party represented

Issue

Outcome

83-500

Magnavox v. Mattel

Mattel

Scope of means plus function claims

Settled after oral argument

83-935

Hycor v. Schlueter, 740 F.2d 1529

Hycor, Inc.

Unenforceability, on sale bar, obviousness, attorney fee award

Adverse judgment (by prior counsel) reversed as to unenforceability and attorney fees

88-1152

Hemstreet v. Spiegel, Inc., 851 F.2d 348

Harold S. Hemstreet

Settlement exception to “Lear” doctrine

Favorable judgment affirmed

87-1512
87-1569

Hemstreet v. Burroughs Corp., 861 F.2d 728

Harold S. Hemstreet

Inequitable conduct

Adverse judgment reversed

90-1007

Serpentix v. Hydroginetics, 909 F.2d 194

Hydroginetics et al.

Limits on patentee in sending notice of infringement letters

Restraining order against patentee vacated, (favorable) judgment of One Dollar left undisturbed

90-1436

Hemstreet v. Computer Entry Sys., 972 F.2d 1290 (Fed. Cir 1992)

Harold S. Hemstreet

Laches and estoppel

Reversed and remanded adverse judgment with instructions

90-1486

Hemstreet v. Lundy Electronics & Systems

Harold S. Hemstreet

Laches and estoppel

Reversed adverse judgment and remanded adverse judgment with instructions

91-1089

Hemstreet v. BancTec

Harold S. Hemstreet

Laches and estoppel

Reversed adverse judgment and remanded adverse judgment with instructions

03-1269,
03 -1286

Phillips v. AWH, 415 F.3d 1303 (en banc)

Intellectual Property Law Assn. of Chicago, amicus curiae

Patent claim construction

Positions generally adopted by Court, including suggested basis for decision of this case (claim differentiation)

04-1012

Lifetime v. GSC Technology

GSC Technology Corp.

Scope of design patent

Preliminary injunction affirmed, Rule 36

2006-1562

Egyptian Goddess, Inc. v. Swisa, Inc., 498 F.3d 1354 (en banc)

Elite Group, Inc. and Sensio, Inc., amicus curiae

Scope of design patent claims

Judgement affirmed

2007-1149

Halliburton Energy Servs. v. M-I LLC, 514 F.3d 1244

Halliburton

Patent claim indefiniteness, claim construction

Judgement affirmed

2007-2577

In re Prazoff

Michael Prazoff

Obviousness, anticipation, claim construction

Affirmed, Rule 36